California Innovative Career Academy
Public school, grades 1 to 12 · Sacramento, California
California Innovative Career Academy in Sacramento, California enrolled 1,729 students in 2024-25 with 121.0 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 15% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 125%
2,202 students in 2022-23, 3,180 students in 2023-24, 1,729 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.9 to 121.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,202 | 53.9 | 40.9 |
| 2023-24 | 3,180 | 102.7 | 31.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1,729 | 121.0 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 California schools of this kind
Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Who attends
48.5% of students were White, 16.1% Hispanic, 13.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White48.5%
- Hispanic16.1%
- Two or more races13.0%
- Asian12.7%
- Black9.3%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
15% of the 260 students in California Innovative Career Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 15% | 15% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 260 | 260 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Sacramento
11 public schools of this kind in Sacramento report 2024-25 enrollment; California Innovative Career Academy is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Community Charter | 11,713 | 92.2 | 93.4% |
| Natomas Charter | 1,850 | 23.4 | 27.4% |
| California Innovative Career Academy | 1,729 | 14.3 | 86.4% |
| Fortune | 1,698 | 18.3 | 73.5% |
| Westlake Charter | 1,493 | 21.6 | 27.7% |
| Las Flores High (Alternative) | 532 | 26.2 | 63.5% |
| Keema School for Independent Study | 529 | 18.9 | 83.9% |
| Higher Learning Academy | 519 | 33.1 | 71.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about California Innovative Career Academy
- Highlands Community CharterThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 11,713 students, 92.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Keema School for Independent StudyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.3 miles away: 529 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare California Innovative Career Academy with Highlands Community CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much California Innovative Career Academy District spends per student$11,083 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,083
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia Innovative Career Academy is the number 39 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#39 of 539
- California schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.14.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about California Innovative Career Academy
How many students attend California Innovative Career Academy?
1,729 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,202 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Sacramento, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at California Innovative Career Academy?
14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is California Innovative Career Academy a Title I school?
California Innovative Career Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.What is the graduation rate at California Innovative Career Academy?
15% of the 260 students in California Innovative Career Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is California Innovative Career Academy in?
California Innovative Career Academy District, NCES district ID 0602509. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060250914417 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.